Figure 1.

Frequency of survivors (onset of at least one disease prior to age 80 years), delayers (onset of at least one disease between ages of 80 and 99), and escapers (onset of at least one disease after age 100 years) among three age groups: centenarians (100–104 years), semisupercentenarians (105–109 years), and supercentenarians (110+ years). Diseases included in this analysis were cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia, diabetes, and stroke.